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BRITISH EMPIRE

TRADE:

BRITANNIC INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL FORMED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDŸY," SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1910.

CRITICAL SITUATION IN HUNGARY

BIG BOLSHEVIK REVERSE IN SOUTH RUSSIA

THE PRINCE OF WALES AT OTTAWA.

LATEST PABLES. (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)

GENERAL PERSHING.

RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT

POINCARE

PARIS. August. 30th,

A Havas message says: -

General Pershing was received today by President Poinens at the Elysee.

De behalf of the French Academy, an address was sent to General Pershing, as n "grecting, with an expression of affec tionate gratitude for hafing accomplish- en his roble task

A FAREWELL MESSAGE.

Paris, August Bist.

A Havas message "SIAN I Kieneral Pershing muude the Sallowing Kontament de French newspaper corres

pondents today:

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W feel that we carry back with 198 na intimate knowledge and appreciation of France and bet people, her airt, and her culture. We shall regard these days of comradeship, strife, and struggle as an overlasting bond between our Beoples." \

Pitis, August 3rst.

On the Grensing of the departure of General Pershing, the" American · Ambas sador, în Park, gave a djaner in his honor and that of Presitiert, Poincaré. Among the guests were the highest off ials in the French Government,

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2 French,, newspapers specially honor General Pershing, staring that he carries

BRITISH EMPIRE TRADE. BRITTANIC INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE FORMED.

FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM.

GENERAL KAMONTOY'S GREAT

VICTORY.

Losmos, August 28th.

THE LATE GENERAL BOTHA | LAWN TENNIS IN' AMERICA.] FAR EASTERN CABLE NOTEWORTHY TRIBUTES FROM FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN. PLAYER

GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, August 25th.

DEFEATED.

New York, August noth. I. ch United States fennis singles

It is authoritatively stated that. in Everywhere the profoundest regret is; South Rusin, in the neighbourhood of manifested at the less to the Empire.championship competition, R. Johnston the Liskinov Khopersk railway, Geae- which is regarded as present us irrepa (18) detenteil G L Patterson ral Kamontov," the Volunteer earlyable. His death is considered a calamity Australia), 62, B4, 6-4, 48, 7-5," leader, entered Tanilov, the chief supply | to South Airim, as the sub-continent | depot of the Red Southern Front and has lost its weightiest protagonist of

captured) 13380 prisoners. He also dis-racial conciliation. persed to their homeg 10,000 mobilised and antrained armed, men

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After distributing the Bolshevik food supplies among the population and tes froying what could not be carried off, the Volantgers evacuated Tambor. They ar

Norman Brooke's defeated C. 8. Gar- land, 16, 20, yet, 102, Tha

NEWS.

BY COURTESY OF THE HONGKONG CHINESE .COMMERCIAL NEWB"]

THE CHIEF NORTHERN DELEGATE

SHANGHAI, September 1st. Luk Wing-ting," the. (tovernor-tisderal

of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, has tol

Punszowk as America did nos alegraphed to President Ch Sabeung Bram for de Davis Cap Competition,, and

The Star says that Gaern! Betha

'was unable to send her host players to com enquiring whether the appointment of gained aluiration and respect which the All-England championships as Wong Yap-tong was his ghoice or that

Wimblesten, he visit in Ammien, of the of another party. were unique is loss we enn very

This question the färdly hear."

American quartette: Sonman Brookes, G.

L. Patterson, R. V. Thomas and R. Fyretr | President finds it diffeul: to answ

Wing Paifa And Saar" Yui-hyi have telegraphed

EP the Peking Government,

The Breaing Standard recalls that, in Was regarded with great interest. li che Australians who had swept over thing her the meeting the British Empire fore them in England conlit dà similarly

Fol tammans on July Path, the Britanniaving unwarels Kodov, the Head. Cabinet in Paris, bis was the dominant well in Amerien, it wank pear, wid the protesting strongly against the appofit-

M. LENIN ON TERRORISM.

STOCKHOLM, August 99th.

vries.

R. of Wong Yau-tong as chief of the

Northern Pence Delegation. The overa ment, has replied that the whole country wants page, and it does cor matter

netly win the delegates are.

experts. flut th የ 'ዩ።” Australians President Wilson, declared thattingent were a really wonderial lot. his speech to the Supreme War Council Jahnston is not the best places in Juterin on the mandate for German South-West is an homage He most where with . N. Williams, and, if Pehm not Fallen ef.

IN Africa was the lost wineing; public Maurice Metrughlin.

ordinary brines of the two future players uttérance he had ever heard

that helps Aueries to do "sus well in the Davis Cup competition in 1913. Patterson's detent at the banks of Johnston will have used great plastane in New York, X Amerion laten tennis authority, who was in Lention when Pasterson defeated Meckes,

A vivid picture is drawn af General Batha at the Panice Conference, knowing

LONDON, August 30th As a result of the meeting in the Honte

Industrial Alliance strictly non partyarters of the Bolshevik Southern Front, organisation has been formed with the 'ubject of bringing together all associa

A relegram from. Petrograd states thai tions of employers and employée now

M Lenin, speaking at Moscow on Bolshe working härmoniously under the Whitley

vasin in Budapest, said that the worst Industrial Councils or similar agree-feriemies of Bolshevism were the Moderate denta, ale moganisations and individuals Saevalists, whee also menteed, Bilshevism | His health was precarious, yet not strug interested in developing "British trade,

The purpos view is to place theth in direet touch, thenugh the Royal Colonial Institute, with similar organisations and individuals in the Dominions, in neder that they mal meidhinte their efforts to develop the resmtrees of the markets of the Empire

The promoters claim that this is the first attrut

tu, ervisolidate and ev [ordinate British industry, labour, and

trade within the Empire,

in Russia.

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The only elicirut p

agnes moderation was 15 Red Terenr," It was the gaiture of the "Hungarian Communists to use terorism which enned their downe full.

1. The telegram adder This is the Gest time that 31. Benin has pronounced him wolf in favour of terrorism.“

BOLSHEVIKS CAPTURE PSKOFF,

HELSINGFORS August 20th.

A telegram confirms the Bolshevik cap-

of Pskoff.

The Provisional Committee appeals for finspria support for the propagandetur work necessary at the outr

HUNGARY,

WILL SOON BECOME A CHARGE ON ΤΗΣ ΕΝΤΕΝ ΤΕ

BEDAPEST, August 29th. " Unless the Wholesale Rumanian requisi, tinns are speedily stopped, Hungary will become a change upon the Entente and

giing, but confronting sheath wish steady

coura, and philosophy.

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INTERNAL PEACE.

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Mok Wing-son, the Military Governor

add atter that match these he will of. anton, has sent a deputy to Peking Here aggressiers to explain that it would not be possible.

lang mee west. He and the best Americans aiff taka kie services all right, but I don't think they quite so wund in the grand strokes Charles S. Garland, who was ranked eighth and list of Ametia's players Tast yea

the ale American who did anything out of the ordinary in de recent Wimbledon He went into the woïi-final of

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His iliness prevented his doing much in Paris, says a rit in the Drify Terex, but Meryone hung on his words, and his Saffience was constantly felt behind the sceny na itostign, regarding Togoland, atamlates and reparations, and he was the All Englend Singles tournantent and

was only defonted by B.-P. Kingseite | always" five moderation. His weight inatter dvs desperate sels. "He is a youngster the British Empire Delegation was ret, and is undoubtedly the most promising player in the States. It will be a frumr davisive,

(the semores in his match against Boolers" that A writer in the Fwang Por says that he went very close to winning. Only that Fir was at Generaj Kotha's suggestion that the most rearkable players in the work at generalship thar has kept Brookes one of

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to arrange separate peng with whch Pre- vines in the South. The question of law should be left to the military court in Canton to decide.

CHINA AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

The Chinese delegates in Paris have telegraphed to Peking that the five great Powers held a meeting recently and dis FIGHTING "IN. THE ARCHANGEL M». Floyd Georgé, received Gmeral Hert- {the Age of 12 helped him to detent his athiscussed the proposition that no country Forest Hill, New York which has not signed the German Treaty DISTRICT.

zog, ở Mè. Lloyd George's speeches obti onnent.

ders the slows matches, were played, was ARCHANGEL. August 30th.

Iviously hour the mark of Gegoral Botha's Stern ighting is reported on the rail-statesmanship." He left England a worn- was front, where 200 Australians are help-

out may, and hurl a bad heart attack ing the exhausted loyal Russians,

between Plymouth and Madeirs from which he never really recovered.

The town of Kremta was powerfully will be absolutely incapable of any rehombed by aeroplanes, after which the paration

British and American military repre infantry, supported by heavy gun-fire, insete those centres which the Ruman- ians had stripped bare of medical stores, electrical works, enormous stores of food- stuffs, merchandie, clothing and niachin

ON 21 ory that will never be offaerd" | sentatives, in the course of their visits carried the town, 350 Bolshevika aurrer

of the affection, gratitude, and admira

tion on the whole French nation,

FRANCE AND AMERICA.

COOPERATING IN THE PROBLEMS

OF PEACE.

PARIS, Angud 30th.

A Havas message aaya-

The sale of the surplus supplies of the

vry.

THE SEW CABINET DISCUSSED,

COPENHAGEN, August 29th.

A telegram from Budapest states that the Friedrich Cabinet was chiefly drawn from the afficial and middle classes.

The Premier, in

note to M. Clemen ceau, refers to the impossibility of form- ing a Ministry capable of satisfying all

dering with all their artillery and stores. Fighting continues.

MARSHAL FUCH.

The news was recrived with the greatest regdet in the Foreign Offer, where the [officials were much impressed with his strong character and âne intelleer during the Conference, the official told an inter.

viewer that General Botha was one of the

mand usable and most popular figares THANKS MR. LLOYD GEORGE FOR in the Conference. He had very little

RECENT TRIBUTE.

to say--never anything for publication- but his influence was great, and everyune | ¦ respected, ́hiq intellect, realising that

LONDON, August 9th Marshal Foch, in a letter to Mr. Lloyd

Amerienn Expeditionary Force in the at the varied interests reprinted points turr, sprossing his gratitude at the

French Government is an excellent bar- gain for France.

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There is the strongest evidence that the French and American Governments are

prepared whole-heartedly to co-operate to their intual adeantage in working out the problems of penes,

The French newspapers are full of praise of the American Government, who have donated to the French Government docks, waterways, railways, barracks, power, and plant valued "at 15,000,000 Trancs.

CARDINAL- MERCIER

A VISIT TO THE U.S.A.

Papis. August 31st.

A Havas message says:- Cardinal Mercier is expected to arriye in "Pariy to-day, on bis way to the United States i Brest. He is going on board the United States transport Agearännu.

FRENCH EXPORTS ANOTHER LIST OF RESTRICTIONS.

PARIS. August 31str

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He says that the Labour" leaders wither acquiesced in Bolshevism or fed. But the middle classes do not blaine Labour, and have embodied. Labour concessions in their policy.

Therefore, he has not included in the Cabinet the professional Socialist lead er. but has included working class' TO presentativa..

BELA KUN'S IMPENDING

TRIAL.

VIENNA, August 30th.

recent tributes paid him in Parliament,

sags:--

much careful thinking lay behind

views.

his

the venue of a hernerable munte in August.shall be admitted to the League of obs. China, however, has decided to

1014, berbreen Norman Brookes und Mailnice Loughlin," when each player iron, his service for a run of 30 games.}

THE NEAR · EAST.

AMERICAN MISSION'S REPORT.

the Austrian Treaty, so that she can still he added to the League: The rumour that, Chink will not be allowed to join is pot true.

THE AUSTRIAN TREATY.

The Chinese delegates have telegraphed to Peking that the Austrian Treaty is to he signed on September 10th.

"PARIS DELEGATËS RETURNING.

New York. August 30th. The Associated Press has received a teles gram from Paris stating that the American Mission in the Near East has forwarded its report to the American Prace Delega- tion. The report has not yet been pub-

Wu Chiu-shin and Chu-him left Shang- A member of the Mission, interviewed, hai for fongkong, yesterday, on board

lished,

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hated hat the Springs generally maintain the China Mail sk, China.

that Palestine should be included in

Syrin in order to form a united country. The Syrians are opposed to the Zionist

A telegram from Mr. Asquith is published, in which he anys: The death of General Botha is, in my judgement, as the Jews form only ten pee ment, as great a personal inss a theat of the population, and the Moslems

four big Jewish influx. Empire, could have sustained. His tal-

I was able to bring the war to a redy ronclusión, it was thanks to the sustained determination of the British Government to reinforce and keep up, in

Cents by commander in the, Geld were of the 1915, sufficient »ctives for its armies in highest order. In the sphere of states France, and also to give powerful assistent sier to the insin credit for the success in favour of the United States accepting manship he will always be remembered as of the most splendid demonstration in the mandate. our, history of the healing and unifying

Karies have been transferred to the castle divisions to Europe."

M. Bela Kun and other ex-Commisane in the transport of the American

Karlstein,"where" the British xere

interned in war time.

HAS THE FRIEDRICH GOYERN- MENT RESIGNED?

COPENHAGEN. August 31st. There is no confirmation of the reports frem Budapest that the Friedrich Gov ernment has resigned.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

DA GRAVE AND ALSO

INSPIRING RESPONSIBILITY."

VERY

POTAWA, August 29th. The Prince of Wales arrived here to day and was accorded a magnificent re ception by immense crowds.

Sir Robert Burden presented a loyal address in front of Parliament Build. ings, "declaring that the comradeship-in- arms of the Pring with the Erapire's forces established a peculiar bond of affection and Highness and the Dominions. "

sympathy between

The

His

LABOUR UNREST AT HOME CONSUMERS TO PAY ONCE AGAIN.

LUNDps, August 31st.

The Food Controller, after reviewing the arbitration award on the question of wages and hours to Lakers, has sanction- ed an increase of a halfpenny in the priew of a quartern loaf,

RACING AT HOME.

THE PANTHER SCRATCHED, ·

FROM THE ST.LEGER.

LONDON, August 30th. Sir Ale Black's The Panther" which;

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A Havas message says... A new order by the French Ministry of

hot favourite for the Derby and Finance prohibits the export of nitrates

caused a trebkaduns Sensation by failing tof soda, cyanide of calcium, and sulphate of ammonia. super.phosphates of lime.

notable development of the to"nish in the first six, has been scratch status of the great Dominions tended to chemical fertilizers, rice, maize, potato strengthen the influence of the Crown ined from the list of candidates for the and stareh.

binding the nations of the Empire St. Leger Stakes, to be run at Doncaster through the tie of common allegiance in which, united in purpose and enrlea on. September 10th. "The Panther" is your, all British peoples will find effce. La son of "Orby the Derby winner of tive expression."

EARLIER CABLES,

LITHUANIA, --

EVACUATE..

GERMAN BREACH OF PLEDGE TO clusion of Sir Robert Borden's speech. A tornade of cheering arose at the con-

LONDON. August 30th According to telegrams received in Landen from Lithuanian sources, it ap pears that, in spite of the pledge which Germany anve that she would evacuate Lithania by the beginning of October; her troops have received orders to remain disguising themselves in Russion uni- forms.

The populace broke the ropes and stream. d around the platform in a splid, breathings max.

yaid

1907.

GERMANY.

FINE OF A MILLION FRANCS PAID. The Prince replying in a clear voice. You have spoken of the alleg

Pitia August 31st. "The Echo De Paris states that Germany iance to the Crown as an expression of that common devotion to British bus paid the 1,000,000 francs fine which perples of this Empire. I am conscious of a French soldier in Berlin. institutions and ideals which unite the France imposed on her for the murder this this lays upon me, as His Majesty's the Red Cross.

France is handing the money over to heir, a grave and also very inspiring

A storm of applause greeted the Prince's

The Germans, by maintaining control of the railway between Tilsit and Chavli, responsibility." can transport plenty of troops and supapeerh plies to Lithuania, while they can send back to Germany foodstuca etc. stolen from the Lithuanian population.

According to very well informed opin- ion, it will prove an extremely difficult matter to clear the Germans out of Lithuania and Courland,

TO RECEIVE FREEDOM OF NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. August 29th. The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation from the Mayor to receive the Freedom of New York

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For years I rejoyed and prized his friendship, and I deeply deplore his 'death"

The Mission is of the opinion that there seems to be an overwhelming. sentiment,

(THROUGH NETTER'S ADESTY. 1"

"THE AEROPLANE FLIGHT TO

TOKIO."

ROME, August 99th." The steamship Yippon has left Spezia for Tokio with spare parts of aeroplanes. and aeronautical instruments which wil

of freedom and full self-fiover the American mandate for all Turkey of Gabriele D'Annuzic's projected fight Their report does not necessarily advise be unloaded at the points along the route. but it is understood that it expresses the opinion that much more than Armenia to Tokio. and Constantinople should included, if the United States decides to accept the mandate.

UPPER SILESIA. LIKELY APPOINTMENT OR. A DICTATOR.

COPENHAGEN. August-29th, Tortuert forecasts the appointment of Dictator as the only means of suppress ing the dangerous novements of the Extreme Socialists on the one side and Reactionaries on the other.

AVIATION, SERVICE, FROM TOULOUSE TO MOROCCO,

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The Mission states that there weems to be a general desire in Syria that Emir Frisul should be King.

IRELAND,

PRESS CENSORSHIP ABOLISHED.

LONDON, August 29th. The Press censorship in Ireland will be abolished from September ist.

FAMOUS MASTERPIECE

STOLEN.

The ports of call include Salonika and Bagdad.

JAPAN DENIES PURCHASE OF GERMAN STOCKS.

PARIS. August 20th.

A Havas message says:- The Japanese Delegation in Paris denies the purchase of the German, rai- road stocks alluded to by an America? Parisian paper. [

The Japanese state that the news is ridiculous that no sensible persin

can give it the slightest credence. Such

"THE MADONNA AND THE CHILD.founded rumours will only have the effect of breding mistrust between the Allied and Associated Powers.

Madrid, August 30th. An official decree has been published authorising a French Aviation Company to commence a service from Toulouse to Morocco over Spanish territory ADVENTURES OF THE “GOLIATH."|

BOLOGNA, August 20th. PARIS, August 30th. show that the breakdown was caused by a Gallery, and a coloured photograph of Details received of the aerobus Goliath the Child" has been stolen from the Art The masterpiece The Madonna and

bolt in the right propellor breaking the picture substituted. The machine flew for 35 minutes on one owing to the heat, and landed on a

The

machine smashed into the sea 180 kilometres north

motor, but was forced to doing beach.

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HIGH PRICES.

St. Louis. The party CANADA AND U.S.A. CO-OPERATING of lived for six days by distilling sea water. and then by a caravan sent from Mederah. They were first discovered by natives, They expect to arrive at St. Louis early in September.

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THE LONDON-PARIS AIR SERVICE,

LONDON, August 20th. In spite of rain and stormy weather, the London-Paris passenger air service Four machines is proceeding smoothly. THE REDUCTION OF THE ARMYare Aying regularly now,

POSTPONED.

COPENHAGEN, August 31st.

A telegram from Darmstadt states that Herr Naske has stated that the Allies acquiesced that the main reduction of the German Army will not be undertaken until the spring-time, in view of possible disturbances in winter.

ENEMY ALIENS.

EXCLUDED FROM FIJI FOR THREE YEARS.

Buva, August 30th. Enemy aliens are to be excluded from Fiji for the next three years

OTTAWA, August 30th. The Canadian and United States Boards of Commerce are co-operating in their campaign against bigh prices in the whole of North America.

THE SILVER MARKET.

"LONDON, August 28th. Silver is quoted at 581d. spot and 571d.

forward.

There are large American offerings with a cessation of China buying.

LONDON, Angust to. Silver is guoted at 58d. spot and said, forward. The market, is steady.

LONDON, August 30th. The silver market is idle.

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GERMAN "COMPETITION BEGINS ANEW.

The Time Isarns that a large contrert fur constructional engineering in Tel-

land, has been accented by a German firm on terms much below the of a British tender. The business, which amount in the aggregate to a very large sum, has.. been necented by the German firm al about £20 per ton less then the flaure tendered by a leading British company.

The price quoted in the German tender for the fabricated constructional, work to be supplied is actually below the price quoted for the raw material na delivered - by the rolling mill, in this country. Conte of transport, therefore, do not nearunt for the discrepaper. How the Germany. firm was able to offer such low terme ir mystery, to the British company, e willingness of the German house to un dertake work on such conditions init the nature of the industrial competitium which is now to be expected.